Answer this question truthfully
### Question: When to seek urgent medical care when I have Diabetic retinopathy ?
### Response: If you have diabetes and you have not seen an ophthalmologist in the past year, you need to schedule and appointment for a check up. Additionally, call your doctor if any of the following symptoms are new or are becoming worse:
You cannot see well in dim light. You have blind spots.*You have double vision Your vision is blurry and you cannot focus. You have pain in one of your eyes. You are having headaches. You see spots floating in your eyes. You cannot see things on the side of your field of vision. You see shadows.
Other health problems may also cause these symptoms. Only an ophthalmologist or physician can provide diagnosis. It is important to tell the doctor of these symptoms as soon as possible so that the problems can be treated as early as possible.